SPEECH THERAPIST - HOME HEALTH (PT DAYS)

Overview

The Home Health Speech Therapist provides specialized speech-language therapy services to patients in their homes. This role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders. The ideal candidate will possess advanced clinical skills, a patient-centered approach, and the ability to develop and implement effective therapy plans tailored to individual patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive evaluations of patients' speech, language, communication, and swallowing abilities. Develop individualized therapy plans based on assessment findings.
• Treatment and Intervention: Provide evidence-based speech-language therapy to address disorders such as aphasia, dysarthria, voice disorders, and dysphagia. Implement therapeutic techniques and exercises to improve communication and swallowing function.
• Care Planning: Develop and update individualized therapy plans in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team. Set realistic goals and monitor patient progress toward these goals.
• Patient and Family Education: Educate patients and their families about speech and language disorders, therapy techniques, and home exercises. Provide strategies and tools to support ongoing therapy and improve quality of life.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient evaluations, therapy sessions, progress notes, and outcomes. Ensure compliance with agency policies, billing requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care. Communicate any changes in the patient's condition or therapy needs to the care team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of clinical experience in speech-language therapy.
• Preferred experience in speech-language therapy in home health care.
• Advanced knowledge of speech-language therapy techniques and interventions.
• Strong assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to educate and support patients and families effectively.
• Proficient in electronic health record (EHR) systems and documentation practices.
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload efficiently in a home care setting.

Skills

• Advanced clinical skills in speech-language therapy.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop and implement individualized therapy plans.
• Strong assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Collaboration and teamwork.

Benefits

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes: Compensation, Premium pay, Paid Time Off programs, Health and welfare benefits, Educational Assistance Program, and Employee Health Requirements.